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THE DAY THE CRAYONS MADE FRIENDS written by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers Philomel, 2025 ISBN: 979-8-217-04039-1 Source: purchased Ages 6-9 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK Duncan’s crayons just can’t seem to stay put! After convincing one group of crayons to go back to work after they wanted to quit and rescuing another group who got lost in the most inconvenient places, Duncan’s crayons have disappeared once more. But this time they’ve gone out into his room to make friends. From Red Crayon who fulfills his dream of driving a firetruck, to Blue Crayon, who meets a fashion doll desperately in need of a head, to fan favorite Esteban, who is off to tame a teddy bear (or as he would call it, a wild beast), each crayon has an exciting story to share about the new objects they’ve met and the new adventures they’ve had. REVIEW What a delightful addition to an already popular series. Duncan...

POP! GOES THE NURSERY RHYME written by Betsy Bird, pictures by Andrea Tsurumi Union Square Kids, 2025 ISBN: 978-1-4549-6046-1 Source: purchased  Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK In this laugh-out-loud spin on a classic nursery rhyme collection, a feisty weasel continuously interrupts the narrator’s carefully prepared recitation—adding exuberant mischief to the timeless rhymes we all know and love.The sensible Secretary Bird wants nothing more than to get on with their job of properly narrating a classic nursery rhyme book. But something is afoot in the orderly land of nursery rhymes . . . a zippy little Weasel has entered the scene! As the Secretary Bird tries to get through the rhymes—from Little Miss Muffet to Jack and Jill—the Weasel bursts in, throwing everything into a comical tailspin. Can the Secretary Bird put an end to the chaos?In Pop Goes the Nursery Rhyme, influent...

  COOKIE TIME written and illustrated by Jessie Sima Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2024 ISBN: 978-1-6659-3674-3 Source: publisher for review Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal comes a tasty picture book about two kids who get into time travel shenanigans while trying to skip waiting for cookies to bake!Kat and Ari love cookie time, their special tradition with Grandpa and his dog, Biscuit. It’s always fun and oh, so delicious! But waiting for the cookies to be ready is so hard. What better way to skip to the good part than a time machine? The two plan to jump a little into the future, to when the cookies are out of the oven, but they overshoot and go way too far ahead! And when Kat and Ari try to return, they still can’t get the timing right. They have fun meeting prehistoric dinosaurs, futuristic r...

  THIS BOOK IS DEFINITELY NOT CURSED written by Megan Woodward, illustrated by Lisa Rodil Aladdin, 2024 ISBN: 978-1-6659-2798-7 Source: publisher for review (Thanks!) Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover provided by publisher through Goodreads.com. REVIEW The monster in this book explains that the book really is cursed and that the reader will be cursed for reading the book. The monster then explains what it's like to be cursed (having been cursed for many years) and how to break the curse. Young listeners or readers are highly likely to be giggling long before the book ends (giggling is a symptom of being cursed according to the monster). Fun for reading at Halloween or anytime really, the variety of silly words is bound to make for an enjoyable story time. Although I suspect some young listeners/readers will actually try some of the things in the book (like smelling your own or someone else's foot). But that isn't so bad, right? It would definitel...

OH, ARE YOU AWAKE? written by Bob Shea, illustrated by Jarvis Candlewick Press, 2024 ISBN:  978-1-5362-2658-4 Source: publisher for review Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK For anyone who has ever craved sleep—and anyone too full of energy to settle down—a comedy from Bob Shea, creator of the popular Dinosaur vs. series, and singular illustrator Jarvis. It’s sleepy time for Lion and Penguin. Correction: it should be sleepy time for Lion and Penguin, but Lion’s eyes aren’t tired, and his ears would like a story. Penguin, however, is tired and nods off into sweet candy dreams—until a noise wakes him. “Oh, are you awake?” asks Lion sweetly, seated before a drum set. “Let’s have that story, then!” “Not now. It is time to close your eyes and dream dreams.” And so it goes, with an ever-more-disgruntled Penguin trying to nod off while an exuberant Lion innocently practices his drummin...

  DON'T TRUST CATS (Life Lessons from Chip the Dog) written by Dev Petty, illustrated by Mike Boldt Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2024 ISBN: 978-0-593-70678-7 Source: Publisher through Blue Slip Media Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover and summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK Chip the dog from Don't Eat Bees is back, with more "wisdom" to share, including some hard-won life lessons about cats. From the favorite picture book comic duo of Dev Petty and Mike Boldt. Chip has been described as very smart and also a dog. And because he's a very good boy, he's going to share his tips on how to live your best life, Don't trust cats. Not even the little, fluffy ones with big eyes. No how, no meow. Trust the squirrel you always chase, trust grandpa (sure, he cheats at cards but he always has treats), and trust that skunk (he seems nice. What could possibly go wrong?). Do NOT trust cats, especially no...

DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE SLEIGH! words and pictures by Mo Willems Union Square Kids, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-4549-5277-0 Source: purchased Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & summary provided by publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK From #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and illustrator Mo Willems comes a new holiday classic. It’s the most wonderful time of the year—for driving a sleigh! ’Tis also the season—for driving a sleigh! Oh, and joy to the—driving a sleigh! The Pigeon has made a list and checked it once. Can his holiday dream come true? Or will The Pigeon be left out in the cold? You’ll share some HO-HO-HOs and HA-HA-HAs finding out in three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems’ ninth Pigeon book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh! REVIEW Mo Willems hits it out of the park again. The pigeon once again wants to drive something. This time it's a sleigh. As in previous volumes, he begs and pleads before throwing ...

  WHO MADE THIS MESS?      written by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Aleksandar Stojsic Capstone, 2023 978-1-68446-629-0 Source: Blue Slip Media/Publisher Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover and summary provided by publisher through goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK Mud splattered everywhere, tangled-up wool in huge piles, and carrot tops strewn about--what in the world is happening in this animal village? It's quite a mystery! But thanks to rhyming clues, everyone will be able to easily guess the animal culprits--or will they? In this laugh-out-loud, expectation-defying picture book, Laura Gehl (May Saves the Day and The Hiking Viking) uses a rhyming mystery to help readers adjust their outlook, keep an open mind, and learn not to make assumptions. REVIEW Books with fun surprises like this one make for laugh-out-loud story times. The way the text is written, the reader immediately feels like the answer is obvious as a rhyme, but it turns out that ...

  THE CHIMPANSNEEZE A Hiccupotamus and Friends Book written and illustrated by Aaron Zenz Two Lions, 2023 ISBN: 978-1662518225 Source: Blue Slip Media Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover and illustrations provided by Blue Slip Media. Book summary provided by the publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK A chimp’s big sneeze wreaks hilarious havoc in this delightful companion book to the Amazon bestseller The Hiccupotamus . A chimpanzee and a kinkajou took a walk one day through the wild. The kinkajou spotted buttercups, so he plucked them up and smiled. But when the chimp takes a big sniff of those buttercups… Ahhh-CHOO! The giant ChimpanSNEEZE sends the kinkajou flying, causing a chain of disasters for all their animal buddies. Can the kinkajou find his way back to his chimpanzee friend? Author-illustrator Aaron Zenz has done it again with this zany, rhyming read-aloud that’s perfect for family story time. Revised. This edition of The Chimpansneeze ...

ELVES ARE THE WORST! by Alex Willan Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-6659-2179-4 Ages 4-8 Picture book humor/holiday All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & author interview provided by publisher. ABOUT THE AUTHOR If it was ALEX WILLAN, and not Gilbert the Goblin, who was in charge of writing the stories, he’d make a book called Anchovies are the Worst!. Alex is the author-illustrator of Unicorns are the Worst!, Dragons are the Worst!, Yetis are the Worst!, and the Jasper & Ollie series, as well as the illustrator of Got Your Nose, written by Alan Katz. Alex lives in Chicago with his dog, Harley, who is the absolute best. Visit him online at AlexWillan.com . REVIEW In this fourth book in the ...Are the Worst series by Alex Willan, Gilbert is once again complaining about another creature. This time it's 'hardworking and so perfect' elves. Gilbert sets out to prove that he works just as hard and just as perfectly as elves d...

TURKEY'S SANDTASTIC BEACH DAY by Wendi Silvano, illustrated by Lee Harper Two Lions, 2023 ISBN: 978-1662508356 Source: Blue Slip Media Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book illustrations, author blurbs, and other materials provided by Blue Slip Media. ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR Wendi Silvano was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has lived in Oregon, Colorado, and Peru. The author of the Turkey Trouble series, she has a BA in early childhood education and taught preschool and elementary school for eleven years. She is the mother of five children and the owner of an assortment of odd pets that are not nearly as clever as Turkey. She now writes from her home in Colorado, where she enjoys hiking, reading, and playing the piano. Visit her online at wendisilvano.com . Lee Harper is the author-illustrator of the books Coyote, The Emperor’s Cool Clothes, and Snow! Snow! Snow! In addition to the Turkey Trouble series, Lee is also the illustrator of Looking for the Eas...

  TURKEY'S VALENTINE SURPRISE by Wendi Silvano, illustrated by Lee Harper Two Lions, 2022 ISBN: 9781542023665 Source: Blue Slip Media/publisher Ages 4-8 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book cover & illustrations provided by Blue Slip Media/publisher. REVIEW After receiving a valentine from a secret admirer, Turkey decides to deliver secret valentine's to his friends in disguise.  But first, he needs some inspiration for his disguises.  A candy heart dropped in the barnyard "PURR-FECT" inspires a cat costume.  Unfortunately, his disguise doesn't fool Rooster, who then inspires Turkey to dress up as a dog to deliver a valentine to Horse.  Horse then helps Turkey to make plans to surprise Cow and so it goes, with each disguise failing to fool anyone.  While the valentines are appreciated by the receivers, Turkey is disappointed that he hasn't been able to surprise any of his friends. But one final candy heart might provide one last chance to surp...

  THE GREAT CAPER CAPER Lady Pancake & Sir French Toast #5 by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney Union Square & Co., 2022 ISBN: 9781454943631   Source : eBook for review from author Ages: 6-10 All opinions expressed are solely my own. Book summary & cover provided by publisher through Goodreads.com. ABOUT THE BOOK Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are back in a Las Veggies heist for the ages! Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast awake one morning to near-darkness. Who could possibly have stolen the fridge light? And what if the fridge is—gasp—dark all the time? Not to worry; Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast are on the case! Along with their friends, they assemble blueprints, collect supplies, and investigate. Will they bring the fridge back to its bright self, or will they have to live in semi-darkness . . . forever? REVIEW Josh Funk's continuing Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast series returns with another winning tale of friendship and adventure.  ...